Cembengan Ceremony Held For Prosperous Sugar Harvest

Cembengan Ceremony Held For Prosperous Sugar Harvest

Cembengan Ceremony Held For Prosperous Sugar Harvest

Ulet Ifansasti

A woman prepares a buffalo head by covering it in cloth as an offering during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

A woman prepares a buffalo head by covering it in cloth as an offering during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Cembengan Ceremony Held For Prosperous Sugar Harvest

Ulet Ifansasti

Warjito, and his wife, Sri Lestari, pose with a cow head prepared as an offering before the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Warjito, and his wife, Sri Lestari, pose with a cow head prepared as an offering before the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Cembengan Ceremony Held For Prosperous Sugar Harvest

Ulet Ifansasti

Javanese men wearing traditional costume take a rest during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' at Madukismo sugar cane factory on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Javanese men wearing traditional costume take a rest during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' at Madukismo sugar cane factory on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Cembengan Ceremony Held For Prosperous Sugar Harvest

Ulet Ifansasti

Warjito decorates a cow's head as an offering before the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Warjito decorates a cow's head as an offering before the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Cembengan Ceremony Held For Prosperous Sugar Harvest

Ulet Ifansasti

Chickens are prepared as an offering during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Chickens are prepared as an offering during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Cembengan Ceremony Held For Prosperous Sugar Harvest

Ulet Ifansasti

Soldiers of Kraton Palace parade during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Soldiers of Kraton Palace parade during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Cembengan Ceremony Held For Prosperous Sugar Harvest

Ulet Ifansasti

Women prepare foods as an offering during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Women prepare foods as an offering during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Cembengan Ceremony Held For Prosperous Sugar Harvest

Ulet Ifansasti

A woman smile as she prepares foods as an offering during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

A woman smile as she prepares foods as an offering during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Cembengan Ceremony Held For Prosperous Sugar Harvest

Ulet Ifansasti

Women carry a cow's head as it is prepared as an offering during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Women carry a cow's head as it is prepared as an offering during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Cembengan Ceremony Held For Prosperous Sugar Harvest

Ulet Ifansasti

A man performs a ritual as he buries a buffalo head as an offering during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' at Madukismo sugar cane factory on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

A man performs a ritual as he buries a buffalo head as an offering during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' at Madukismo sugar cane factory on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Cembengan Ceremony Held For Prosperous Sugar Harvest

Ulet Ifansasti

Factory workers attending the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' at Madukismo sugar cane factory on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Factory workers attending the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' at Madukismo sugar cane factory on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Cembengan Ceremony Held For Prosperous Sugar Harvest

Ulet Ifansasti

A woman prepares a buffalo head by covering it in cloth as an offering during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

A woman prepares a buffalo head by covering it in cloth as an offering during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Cembengan Ceremony Held For Prosperous Sugar Harvest

Ulet Ifansasti

A buffalo head is covered in cloth as a cow head is prepared as an offering during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

A buffalo head is covered in cloth as a cow head is prepared as an offering during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Cembengan Ceremony Held For Prosperous Sugar Harvest

Ulet Ifansasti

A woman prepare buffalo and cow heads as an offering before the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' at Madukismo sugar cane factory on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

A woman prepare buffalo and cow heads as an offering before the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' at Madukismo sugar cane factory on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Cembengan Ceremony Held For Prosperous Sugar Harvest

Ulet Ifansasti

Javanese men wearing traditional costume during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' at Madukismo sugar cane factory on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

Javanese men wearing traditional costume during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' at Madukismo sugar cane factory on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills.

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A woman prepares a buffalo head by covering it in cloth as an... Foto di attualitàAdulto,Composizione orizzontale,Culture,Donne,Indonesia,Interessi dell'uomo,Materiale tessile,Preparazione,YogyakartaPhotographer Ulet IfansastiCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Ulet IfansastiYOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA - APRIL 06: A woman prepares a buffalo head by covering it in cloth as an offering during the Cembengan ritual 'Manten Tebu' on April 6, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Cembengan ritual, performed to bring about a good season's sugarcane crop, is held annually before the milling and processing season starts in Indonesian sugar mills. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)